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New York Lawmakers Consider Proposal for Tougher Drunk Driving Limits

July 12, 2019
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New York, NY(Law Firm Newswire) July 12, 2019 – The New York State Assembly and Senate are considering a controversial bill that seeks to lower the legal limit at which an individual can be arrested for drunk driving. Under the proposal, the state’s blood alcohol content (BAC) threshold would drop from .08 to .05 for…

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Austin Employment Lawyer Discusses Supreme Court Opinion, Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis

July 11, 2019

Austin Oil and Gas Attorney, Gregory D. Jordan Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 11, 2019 – On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis. The case discusses the requirement that an employee who believes they have been the victim of discrimination first…

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Two Dead in Central Texas Collision

July 10, 2019

Brooks Schuelke, Esq.Schuelke Law PLLC Austin, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 10, 2019 – A wrongful death lawsuit may be filed as a result of a number of different types of accidents. A wrongful death suit may be filed after a death in a car accident that resulted from a collision involving an allegedly drunk…

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Petrillo & Goldberg Named ‘Awesome Attorneys’

July 9, 2019
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Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) July 09, 2019 – Experienced personal injury attorneys Steven Petrillo and Scott Goldberg were honored by the South Jersey community, which named them among the community’s most “awesome attorneys.” South Jersey magazine named the two Pennsauken attorneys among the very best in the region, after assessing their nominations by the…

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Florida Nursing Homes Request More Time to Meet Requirements for Backup Generators

July 8, 2019
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Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 08, 2019 – More than 40 percent of Florida’s nursing home facilities are asking state regulators for more time to meet the enacted changes to regulations requiring nursing homes to have proper and adequate backup power supplies when needed in emergencies. A review of documents filed with the Agency…

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Valley Fever Prisoners Appeal to the Supreme Court

July 6, 2019

Fatal Valley Fever Fungus Washington, DC (Law Firm Newswire) July 5, 2019 – 117 prisoners appealed to the US Supreme Court on Friday in an action challenging California’s failure to move them out of harm’s way during a 2004-2014 valley fever epidemic in Central California. The disease ravaged the population in two facilities, Pleasant Valley…

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USCIS to Shut its International Offices

July 5, 2019

Dallas immigration lawyers – Rabinowitz & Rabinowitz, P.C. Dallas, TX (Law Firm Newswire) July 5, 2019 – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is planning to shut all 23 of its international offices by 2020. The Trump Administration has scheduled several target dates for the closures starting June 30, 2019 for offices with minimal workloads.…

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Wolper Law Firm, P.A., Files Arbitration Claim Against Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc., and Pennsylvania Financial Advisor, Richard Wesselt

July 3, 2019

Wolper Law Firm P.A. Fort Lauderdale, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 03, 2019 – Wolper Law Firm, P.A. announces that it has filed an arbitration claim against Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc. and its former registered representative, Richard Wesselt, before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The FINRA arbitration was filed on behalf of five…

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New Hope for Navy Vets Exposed to Agent Orange

July 3, 2019

Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) July 3, 2019 – In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of “Blue Water” veterans. These former members of the Navy who served during the Vietnam War on…

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Amazon Warehouse Workers Injured by Bear Repellant Accidentally Discharged by Robot

July 2, 2019
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Pennsauken, NJ (Law Firm Newswire) July 02, 2019 – More than fifty employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, were injured when an automated robot punctured a can of bear repellant spray. Twenty-four of those who were hurt were hospitalized and one woman was critically injured. The incident occurred on the third…

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